Lesson Review Note
| puberty | μ¬μΆκΈ° |
| well-rounded person | λ€μ¬λ€λ₯ν(κ· ν μ‘ν) μ¬λ |
| organizer | μ£Όμ΅μ / μ 리νλ μ¬λ |
| send off | λ°°μ νλ€ / μ‘λ³νλ€ |
| elderly people | μ΄λ₯΄μ λ€ / λ ΈμΈλΆλ€ |
| uncertainty | λΆνμ€μ± |
νμ , μ 무 λ₯λ ₯λΏλ§ μλλΌ μΈμ±, μ·¨λ―Έ, μ¬νμ± λ± μ¬λ¬ λ°©λ©΄μμ μ‘°νλ₯Ό μ΄λ£¬ μ¬λμ λ»ν©λλ€.
λκ΅°κ°κ° μλ‘μ΄ κΈΈμ λ λ λ μλ³ μΈμ¬λ₯Ό νκ±°λ λ°°μ νλ κ²μ μλ―Ένλ©°, λ§₯λ½μ λ°λΌ μ‘λ³νλ₯Ό λ»νκΈ°λ ν©λλ€.
μλ μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² λ μ§ λͺ¨λ₯΄λ λΆμμ ν μνλ₯Ό λ»νλ©°, μ£Όλ‘ μ§μ₯μ΄λ λ―Έλ κ³νμ μ΄μΌκΈ°ν λ μμ£Ό λ±μ₯ν©λλ€.
The neon sign of the street-side pocha flickered, reflecting in a puddle of rain. Inside, Ji-won sat slumped over a plastic table, her third glass of soju looking back at her. Her life felt like a tangled web of obligations. At work, she was the unofficial organizer for every project, the one who had to fix everyoneβs mistakes. At home, she was trying to send off her younger brother to college while caring for her elderly people, her aging parents who seemed to need more help every day.
She felt like she was failing at being a well-rounded person. Between the uncertainty of her company's restructuring and the emotional chaos of her daughter hitting puberty, Ji-won felt completely overwhelmed.
"Drinking alone? That's a bit much, even for you," a voice teased. It was Min-hee, her oldest friend. Min-hee sat down and poured herself a drink.
"Iβve got a lot on my shoulders, Min-hee," Ji-won sighed. "Iβm under a lot of pressure to be perfect at work and the perfect daughter at home. Itβs way too much."
Min-hee nodded, sliding a piece of spicy chicken feet toward her friend. "I hear you. Iβm under a lot of pressure at my firm too. Last week, I felt pressured to work until midnight every day. You know how it goes."
"Yeah... I guess thatβs just how it goes for us these days," Ji-won replied, feeling a small weight lift just by saying it out loud.
"Tell me about it! We put so much pressure on ourselves," Min-hee said, clinking her glass against Ji-wonβs. "But look, you're doing great. Don't be so hard on your body and your mind."
They sat there for an hour, commiserating over cold air and warm soup. It didn't solve the uncertainty of tomorrow, but it made the present moment feel a lot lighter. As they left, Ji-won realized that sharing the burden didn't make it disappear, but it certainly made it easier to carry.
κΈΈκ° ν¬μ₯λ§μ°¨μ λ€μ¨μ¬μΈμ΄ λΉλ¬Ό κ³ μΈ μ λ©μ΄μ λΉμΉλ©° κΉλΉ‘μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ μμμ μ§μμ νλΌμ€ν± ν μ΄λΈμ λͺΈμ κΈ°λ μ± μμ μμκ³ , μΈ λ²μ§Έ μμ£Όμμ΄ κ·Έλ λ₯Ό μμνκ³ μμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μ μΆμ μ무λΌλ λ€μν¨ κ·Έλ¬Ό κ°μμ΅λλ€. μ§μ₯μμ κ·Έλ λ λͺ¨λ νλ‘μ νΈμ λΉκ³΅μμ μΈ μ 리 λ΄λΉμμκ³ , λͺ¨λμ μ€μλ₯Ό λ°λ‘μ‘μμΌ νλ μ¬λμ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ§μμλ λ¨λμμ λνμΌλ‘ λ°°μ νλ € μ μ°λ λμμ, λ§€μΌ λ λ§μ λμμ΄ νμν΄ λ³΄μ΄λ κ·Έλ μ μ΄λ₯΄μ λ€, μ¦ μ°λ‘νμ λΆλͺ¨λμ λλ³΄κ³ μμμ΅λλ€.
κ·Έλ λ μμ μ΄ λ€μ¬λ€λ₯ν μ¬λμ΄ λλ λ° μ€ν¨νκ³ μλ€κ³ λκΌμ΅λλ€. νμ¬μ ꡬ쑰쑰μ μ΄λΌλ λΆνμ€μ±κ³Ό μ¬μΆκΈ°μ μ μ΄λ λΈμ κ°μ μ νΌλ μ¬μ΄μμ μ§μμ μμ ν μλλΉν κΈ°λΆμ΄μμ΅λλ€.
"νΌμ λ§μ ? λλ΅μ§ μκ² μ’ κ³Όνλ€," λ리λ λͺ©μλ¦¬κ° λ€λ Έμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ μ κ°μ₯ μ€λλ μΉκ΅¬μΈ λ―Όν¬μμ΅λλ€. λ―Όν¬λ μ리μ μμ μμ μ μμ μ±μ μ΅λλ€.
"μ΄κΉ¨κ° λ무 무거μ, λ―Όν¬μΌ," μ§μμ΄ νμ¨μ μ¬μμ΅λλ€. "μ§μ₯μμλ μλ²½ν΄μΌ νκ³ μ§μμλ μλ²½ν λΈμ΄μ΄μΌ νλ€λ μλ°κ°μ λ§μ΄ λκ»΄. μ λ§ λ무 λ² μ°¨."
λ―Όν¬λ κ³ κ°λ₯Ό λλμ΄λ©° λ§€μ΄ λλ° ν μ μ μΉκ΅¬ μͺ½μΌλ‘ λ°μ΄μ£Όμμ΅λλ€. "λ¬΄μ¨ λ§μΈμ§ μμ. λλ μ°λ¦¬ νμ¬μμ μλ°μ λ§μ΄ λ°μ. μ§λμ£Όμλ λ§€μΌ μμ κΉμ§ μΌν΄μΌ ν κ² κ°μ λΆλ΄μ λκΌμ΄. μλ λ€ κ·Έλ μμ."
"μ... μμ¦ μ°λ¦¬ μ¬λ κ² μλ λ€ κ·Έλ°κ° λ΄," μ§μμ΄ λλ΅νμ΅λλ€. μ리 λ΄μ΄ λ§νλ κ²λ§μΌλ‘λ μμ 무κ²κ° λμ΄μ§λ κΈ°λΆμ΄μμ΅λλ€.
"μ λ§μ΄ κ·Έ λ§μ΄μΌ! μ°λ¦¬ μ€μ€λ‘λ₯Ό λ무 μ±μ°μ§νμμ," λ―Όν¬κ° μ§μμ μμ μμ λΆλͺμΉλ©° λ§νμ΅λλ€. "νμ§λ§ λ΄, λ μνκ³ μμ΄. λ€ λͺΈμ΄λ λ§μμ λ무 νλ€κ² νμ§ λ§."
κ·Έλ€μ κ·Έκ³³μ ν μκ° λμ μμ μ°¨κ°μ΄ 곡기μ λ°λ»ν κ΅λ¬Όμ λλλ©° μλ‘μ μ²μ§λ₯Ό μλ‘νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έκ²μ΄ λ΄μΌμ λΆνμ€μ±μ ν΄κ²°ν΄μ£Όμ§λ μμμ§λ§, μ§κΈ μ΄ μκ°λ§νΌμ ν¨μ¬ κ°λ³κ² λ§λ€μ΄ μ£Όμμ΅λλ€. ν¬μ₯λ§μ°¨λ₯Ό λμλ©° μ§μμ λΆλ΄μ λλλ κ²μ΄ κ·Έκ²μ μ¬λΌμ§κ² νμ§λ μμ§λ§, νμ€ν 견λκΈ° μ½κ² λ§λ€μ΄μ€λ€λ κ²μ κΉ¨λ¬μμ΅λλ€.